Press Secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, believes that alternative formats of the Immortal Regiment will be in great demand among Russian citizens. At a briefing with journalists, Peskov said he could not yet say whether Russian president Vladimir Putin would participate in these formats.
“I can’t say anything about the president here, but it is certain that these alternative formats will be widely requested by the citizens,” the Kremlin spokesperson said.
Earlier, State Duma deputy Elena Tsunaeva, co-chairman of the central headquarters of the Russian Immortal Regiment OOD, said that this year there will be no traditional face-to-face processions in Russia as part of the action of the Immortal Regiment. The deputy noted that some regions of the Russian Federation, especially Crimea, refused to hold a face-to-face parade “because of the threat”.
At the same time, the head of the central headquarters of the All-Russian people’s movement “Victory Volunteers”, State Duma deputy Olga Zanko said that in 2023, Victory Day and the action “Immortal Regiment” will be celebrated. will be held in mixed format.
Before that, the Voronezh authorities decided to keep Action “Immortal Regiment” in online format on May 9.
Source: Gazeta
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